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Train routes in Tanzania
3 routes · classic 3
3 routes cross Tanzania in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the TAZARA at 1,860 km; the fastest is the Tanzania SGR, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1914. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
Open the world railway map →Classic (3)
- TAZARA
Mao-era China’s grandest aid project: the ‘Freedom Railway’ gave landlocked Zambia a copper route that bypassed white-ruled Rhodesia.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tanzania SGR
East Africa’s first electric railway: 160 km/h from Dar’s Indian Ocean humidity to the capital in under four hours, opened 2024 and already packed.
Wikipedia ↗ - Central Line
The German-built Central Line of 1914, a metre-gauge marathon from the Indian Ocean across the plateau to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Tanzania?
The Tanzania SGR, running Dar es Salaam to Dodoma at up to 160 km/h. It is one of 3 routes in Tanzania in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Tanzania?
Not in this atlas. Tanzania has 3 routes here and none of them is a scheduled sleeper, though night trains from neighbouring countries may still reach it.
Can you cross the border by train from Tanzania?
Yes — 1 of its 3 routes continues into another country: TAZARA (Dar es Salaam – Kapiri Mposhi).
Which is the most scenic railway in Tanzania?
No line in Tanzania is classed scenic or mountain in this atlas — its 3 routes are everyday services rather than journeys taken for the view.